Category Archives: WCMY News
Ottawa Chamber director hopes nuclear plant closures can be avoided
With 24 people in the Ottawa zip code working at the Dresden nuclear power station, Ottawa Chamber of Commerce Director Jeff Hettrick estimates an impact of up to $2.4 million per year on the city's e...
Aug 27, 2020
Lawmaker reactions to nuclear power plant closure announcement
St. Rep. Tom Demmer takes Exelon's nuclear power plant closure announcement to mean it's not certain. He says he'll work with Gov. Pritzker and other lawmakers to make sure there's a seat at the table...
Aug 27, 2020
Sen. candidate Mark Curran speaks to LaSalle County Tea Party audience
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mark Curran says if something can be made in America, it should be. He believes a friendlier business environment in the U.S. would help. Curran is a former Democrat. ...
Aug 27, 2020
Exelon to close Byron and Dresden power plants; LaSalle and Braidwood at risk
The Dresden nuclear power plant near Morris will close by November next year and the Byron nuclear power plant near Rockford will close by next September-unless energy policy changes. Exelon Generatio...
Aug 27, 2020
Schools update: Two Ottawa schools report COVID cases; Streator High updates count
Shepherd Middle School is closed for additional cleaning because someone at the school tested positive for the coronavirus. A message from the Ottawa Elementary School District says students and staff...
Aug 26, 2020
Disagree with the payroll tax cut? You can keep yours in retirement.
The extra net pay some workers are about to get from Pres. Trump's payroll tax cut is money diverted from the Social Security fund. And Social Security doesn't fund an easy retirement lifestyle for a ...
Aug 26, 2020
Two arrested in Ottawa on charges of having 250 grams of meth
Thirty-two year old Elizabeth N. Rodriguez and 27-year old Enrique Vidal Santana-Diaz were arrested Tuesday at a home at 1512 Kansas St. in Ottawa. They're charged with dealing methamphetamine. Triden...
Aug 26, 2020
Starved Rock State Park reopens most trails; cleanup continues there and at Matthiessen
Fifteen trails are open again for hiking at Starved Rock State Park. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources says eight still need cleanup and are closed. The park closed after the derecho of two...
Aug 26, 2020
COVID-19 statistics for Wednesday, August 26
LaSalle County added 19 coronavirus cases Wednesday to its count, now at 1,155. A woman in her 80s and a woman in her 100s bring the total number of deaths from the virus in the county to 44. Nine mor...
Aug 26, 2020
2nd Ottawa High coronavirus case; 51 Streator H.S. students in quarantine
A second COVID-19 case has been learned of at Ottawa High School. A telephone message from Principal Patrick Leonard says the entire building is being deep cleaned. Remote learning was paused Wednesda...
Aug 26, 2020